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Brasell, Heather – 1987
Two questions about the effects of microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL) activities on graphing skills were addressed in this study: (1) the extent to which activities help students link their concrete experiences with motion with graphic representations of these experiences; and (2) the degree of importance of the real-time aspect of the MBL in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Distance
Peer reviewedRisley, John S. – Physics Teacher, 1983
Reviews software for college/advanced high school-level physics designed to instruct/test students in vector arithmetic and analysis. Written for Apple II/II+ (Applesoft), the program menu contains seven items (including graphing and straight line fitting procedure). Excellent use of graphics and sound tutorial approach keep students' interest and…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Programs, Evaluation, Graphs
Peer reviewedBrasell, Heather – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Discusses a study which assessed the effect of a brief kinematics unit on: (1) students' ability to translate between a physical event and the graphic representation of it, and; (2) the effect of real-time on graphing skills. Reports the success of the use of a microcomputer-based laboratory with graphing velocity and distance. (ML)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Distance, Educational Technology
Brasell, Heather – 1987
As part of an investigation of the effectiveness of a microcomputer-based laboratory (MBL) activity in developing students' graphing skills, this study was specifically designed to examine the differences between females and males in both performance on graphing tasks and on their attitudes to graphs and graph-based activities. Results based on a…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Females
Peer reviewedBrasell, Heather M.; Rowe, Mary Budd – School Science and Mathematics, 1993
Examines the influence of two factors of the process of graphing on rural students' (n=93) ability to comprehend kinematics graphs on constant velocity events. Students exhibited difficulty in constructing and comprehending graphs of derived variables and were unaware of their own graphing skills deficiencies. (34 references) (MDH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Graphs
Peer reviewedJenkins, Randy A. – Physics Teacher, 1993
Presents an experiment that measures the acceleration and velocity of a model rocket. Lift-off information is transmitted to a computer that creates a graph of the velocity. Discusses the analysis of the computer-generated data and differences between calculated and experimental velocity and acceleration of several rocket types. (MDH)
Descriptors: Acceleration (Physics), Computation, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education
